I'm with Araxen almost entirely. My main gripe is with Origin. This server clusterfuck is not acceptable. Other than that the game itself is highly enjoyable, just needs bigger maps and this water issue needs to be looked at. Even if I am not in a coastal region, there should be at least some way to by a huge amount from neighbors that DO replenish.
I want to be able to spend days getting my city going. As it is, 6 hours and a city is pretty much to capped, not a lot more you can do. The land just isn't there to support any more people. If you have a shittier map with mountains, and/or you plan your specializations better, you can get a map pretty close to finished in like 2-3 hours playing at high speed.